Hazel123

Thanks - that's a nice shot.  Yes I think I need to practice more with it and the new camera should help too. I'm probably expecting too much as well. The thing that inspired me to want to try ...

Thanks.  Yes I remember now Pro Capture was the other reason I hadn't considered it.

That's two people recommending the panasonic 100-400. Was that with Olympus cameras? Have always been put off by the reports of metal shavings with Olympus cameras - especially with a new camera ...

Thanks - yes I think replacement camera will help. Not made much progress on that front yet as it's been hectic, and was away so just tried out the lens :-). I think also I am thinking of going ...

Thanks.  They were all raw images turned to jpegs to post on here.  Did make a difference. The blossom still doesn't look sharp to me (in the plane of focus) although picture looks ok, not as ...

Thanks.  Still doesn't look sharp to me!

Second outing with the 75-300 and a tripod. Unfortunately not much to photograph in the location, not many birds around despite it being near a river. Overcast day and some light rain. So one bird ...

I have the EM10 Mark ii - at the time I wanted the EM5 Mark ii but it cost twice as much.  It's not much bigger, more comfortable to handle. But I think you'll find it difficult finding  a good ...

EM5 iii has: 30fps continuous shooting versus 15fps Better video resolution Longer lasting battery 1/8000s mechanical shutter versus 1/4000s 1/32000s electronics shutter vs 1/16000s Focus stacking ...

For close up mineral specimens maybe the 60mm macro.  Or I believe the 40-150 f2.8 zoom focuses pretty close

I went with primes and have Panasonic Leica 15mm - which I love Panasonic 20mm pancake Olympus 45mm I would like the 12mm as well.  And the 75mm.   If you want wider then zoom seem the way to go.  ...

I was wondering about that lens as it's a good lighter weight and less expensive than the 2.8.  How much of a crop is the above photo?  Is it still sharp if you crop into just the bird in the frame?

Thank you.  That's helpful to know.

Thanks.  Rocket blower ordered :-)  I wasn't too keen on using lens swabs anyway but have those coming too.  I've always been very careful to protect sensor and never needed to clean it before.

Stunning!  I read things about metal shavings when fitting that lens to olympus cameras which concerned me.  Assume you're not having that issue?  Maybe it's only certain cameras.

I'm not sure how that question is relevant to the fact someone chose two cameras to compare because he was interested in them for a particular type of photography.  Presumably he wasn't interested ...

But if someone was trying to decide between two expensive options, and didn't want to regret the decision, it was a very helpful review of both cameras and the reasons for choosing one.  It didn't ...

I was thinking the same thing :-).  New camera soon, no spot.  But have sent for a lens cleaning kit as well.

So my second copy has arrived and is much better. The focus locks on and the zoom barrel rotates without sticking - as it should be. Only went out for about half an hour and took quite a lot of ...

No he chose the OM1.  Gave many reasons but for me the big one would be - dust!  No way would I spend all that money on an expensive camera to have dust issues (Sony).